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DITA-izing Your Documents: Five Issues To Think About When Converting Your Legacy Docs To DITA

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Data Conversion Laboratory has published several useful and very informative articles on issues impacting the conversion of legacy document collections when making a move to XML and/or DITA. Mark Gross identifies five issues that you will likely have to face as you ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned

Joe Gollner on S1000D and DITA: Bridging the Gap between Exchange Standards and Usable Content

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Joe Gollner likes solving puzzles. In fact, he often draws on his passion for history and philosophy to help him with the paradigms for modern-day conundrums. “That’s probably why I work so much,” admits Joe, “though it doesn’t feel like work to me. I love to figure ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned : S1000D : Technical Writing

XML Authoring and DITA: An Interesting Analogy

Saturday, March 10, 2007

From the Adobe Technical Communication blog comes this interesting and thought-provoking article, XML Authoring and DITA: An Interesting Analogy.

The analogy, provided by Aseem Dokania, Product Manager, Adobe FrameMaker: “Imagine if all countries followed the same ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned : Technical Writing : Authoring Tools : Adobe FrameMaker

Archived Webinar: Why VP’s Fear Documentation

Friday, September 15, 2006

If you missed “Why VP’s Fear Documentation” (with JoAnn Hackos, NCR Teradata, and Astoria Software) a live, one-hour webinar that originally took place September 13, 2006, don’t fret. The organizers have the event so you can replay it at your leisure. The ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned : Publishing : Technical Writing : Structured Authoring

10 DITA Lessons Learned From Tech Writers in the Trenches

Sunday, July 30, 2006

This exclusive and informative top ten list is based on interviews conducted by TheContentWrangler.com with technical writers at more than 20 software companies—tech writers that are actually using DITA to create documentation today. It’s jam-packed with useful advice, ...

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Moving To DITA: Lessons Learned From Mark Lewis of HyperWriters

Friday, July 07, 2006

The Content Wrangler asked technical writing guru Mark Lewis of HyperWriters, Inc. to talk about his experience moving into the world of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA).

TCW: Mark, tell us a little about yourself.

ML: Before my current position ...

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Lessons From The Trenches: DocZone.com Is Doing It With DITA

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

In this Rockley Bulletin interview with Christopher Hill of DocZone.com, the application support pro speaks candidly with Scott Abel about his company’s experience moving into the world of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). Lessons learned, suggestions ...

Filed under: DITA : Lessons Learned : Usage

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